Does anyone have the current rules for the Helvetia Contest?
The announcements in QST and CQ are rather brief, and they list
different addresses for submitting logs. I'd like at least to have
the correct address.
Please reply directly to dave_hoaglin@abtassoc.com . Thanks.
73,
Dave, K8JLF
>From Joel B Levin <levin@BBN.COM> Wed Apr 20 16:17:22 1994
From: Joel B Levin <levin@BBN.COM> (Joel B Levin)
Subject: FT-1000 audio corrections
Message-ID: <7971.766855042@bbn.com>
|In fact, I have two fundamental problems with the FT-1000 audio. Number one
|is the inadequate power that is available, but number two is a little more
|subtle. When I use good quality headphones (and most of them have similar
|sensitivities) I would expect the gain distribution to be set up so that
|the volume from the headphones is similar to the volume from the speaker
|for a given volume control setting. But this is not the case with the
|FT-1000. In order to get a volume similar to the speaker's volume from the
|headphones requires that the volume control be advanced by about another
|120 degrees! So the total power available is inadequate AND the gain of the
|headphone amp is inadequate.
Thanks for this information; it probably explains a similar problem
I have with my FT-990: I crank up the volume when I use headphones,
otherwise it's too low. But since the sidetone is at a fixed audio
level which does not rise with the volume control, it is much harder
to hear when I'm using it for zero beating or when I'm operating QSK.
Fortunately my shack is now in a separate part of the house so I
usually don't use headphones any more.
|(For those without an FT-1000, you cannot just use the speaker output as
|a source of high level audio, since the speaker output is mono and the
|dual receivers drive headphones in stereo.)
On the other hand, maybe I should just try the speaker output, since
the 990 only has one audio channel.
73 / JBL KD1ON
>From gswanson@arrl.org (Glenn Swanson) Tue Apr 19 16:54:01 1994
From: gswanson@arrl.org (Glenn Swanson) (Glenn Swanson)
Subject: PED and PKUNZIP
Message-ID: <277@gs>
Hi, PKUNZIP worked fine with PED 411i. Used PKUNZIP Version 2.04g
dated 02-01-93. FYI 73, Glenn KB1GW
>From Peter G. Smith" <n4zr@netcom.com Wed Apr 20 17:05:13 1994
From: Peter G. Smith" <n4zr@netcom.com (Peter G. Smith)
Subject: Long message - KH6IJ Reminiscences
Message-ID: <Pine.3.85.9404200913.A3328-0100000@netcom6>
In response to many requests, following is the complete file of KH6IJ
reminiscences received through these two reflectors and the East Coast
megacluster. There are doubtless many more messages of the kind flowing
toward Hawaii, but this collection has been forwarded to ham friends in
HI for presentation to the family.
I hope all subscribers to the reflectors who pay by the byte feel
adequately warned by the title.
73, Pete n4zr@netcom.com
NOTE: New Address
Text follows
--- As a young competitor in South Texas, I spent many hours listening to
KH6IJ run them on 15M SSB. No one did it better. But his reputation as
a gentleman and a scholar has exceeded that of his operating skill. He is
missed. David K. McCarty, K5GN
--- He was my first my first KH6 qso back in 1980 when I was 15 years old.
I remember how happy I was that he could pick up my "novice" signal through
the pile up. The fact that he was a prompt qsler was also apreciated by me
as a novice. I now that many other stations in Sweden had their first
KH6 qso with him and we will miss him here. Mats - SM3LGO
--- I always remember as a Novice ham in 1959-60 reading that QST article
about Nose tooling around the islands sending fast CW while mobile, even
in Honolulu traffic. At first, as a new guy just learning the code, I thought
the article was a spoof. Then I realized it was true, and there were grand
old hams like Nose performing what I thought to be impossible radio feats. I
really
thought about that article a long time, and about what was POSSIBLE in radio
with some skill and imagination. The article and the pondering inspired me to
buckle down and work harder on the code to get up to 13 WPM for my General
ticket. Now, after 35 years in radio, I still think of KH6IJ's
accomplishments when I stretch myself to try something I didn't think I
could do, like pass the EXTRA exams, or put on our own "re-invent the wheel"
DXpeditions. Nose will be missed, but believe me he's not gone.
Larry Serra N6AZE, 6E2T San Diego DX
Club Southern California Contest Club
--- I also wish to extend my sincere sympathy to the Nose family. Katashi
was synonomous with sportmanlike DXing and a real gentleman on the air.
KH6IJ will be missed on the bands. SK. Al Cunningham, N8AGU
--- My condolences to Nose's family from Finland. I remember him being my
first contact to Hawaii. Since then I remember working Nose on many bands
and he's CW signal and voice from Pacific will stay in my memory. Jari
Wirzenius OH2BVE
--- KH6IJ was always a thrill to work for me, especially
when starting out in contesting from W0EEE in college. An even bigger
thrill was to have him say "Hi guys" during the QSO. A smooth operator, a
real champ and a gentleman on the air. I'm glad to have had to
opportunity to meet him in Seattle at the DX Convention in 1992. Aloha,
Katashi, and Mahalo for all you did! Ward Silver, N0AX
--- I remember Nose from the mid 60s when I was a neophyte contester. It
was a tradition for me to work him on a given band and then listen for at
least 20 minutes to hear how the master handled the pile ups. His example
is an inspiration to me to this very day. What I learned listening to him
on the radio proved a big help to me later when I had to deal with pile ups.
I treasure the many QSOs I've had with Nose over the years. I feel much the
poorer for his passing. Chuck Hutchinson, K8CH ARRL Membership Services Mgr
--- Nose's passing is sad news indeed. I recall as a teenager
(forty-some years ago) working KH6IJ as my first Oceania. He used to work
the sweepstakes contests, and his unique fist was recognizable even before
you heard the call. Always a gentleman, always the finest operating
style. I treasure that undersized QSL card with green palm trees and
Nose's signature. We have QSOed many time since then, but the magic of
those early days still lingers. To Matsuyo, thousands of us share your
sorrow and wish there was more we could do than pay tribute to one of the
great exemplars of Amateur Radio. Ray Johnson, W7QDM
--- Oft I sit in wonder,
listening to 160 static and thunder,
asking again for my eyes to stay alive again
wondering why I do the world wide.
Just as I begin to believe I will fold
a singular fist comes out of a hole.
Static and QRM yield a familiar sound.
Eyes pop open and joy is found.
There's the old man out in the middle of the sea.
And again I will be given Hawaii.
It just will never be as much fun
Without the omnipresent Nose san.
My mind knows his was a life that was full
but my heart aches for his fist in the lull.
I listen, but only silence follows the silent key.
Bob McGwier,
N4HY
--- I first worked Nosey as a youngster in my very first Sweepstakes
in 1948 as W9APY. I gave him #6. He gave me #124. We worked hundreds of
times both in contests and in casual operating after that. His machine
gun fist, his unerring ears, and his complete operating style may have
been the reason many of us continued in contesting. When you heard him
you knew instantly that this was the best. You wanted to brag that you
had worked KH6IJ. That same feeling remained with me even at our last QSO
a couple of years back. When we compare the giants of any sport there
is always a legend who is mentioned as the best ever. In amateur
radio contesting it is Katashi Nose. Lew Gordon, K4VX
--- In the preparations for the WARC where amateur radio received new
HF bands, KH6IJ was an active participant in the pre-conference
planning. One evening, Nose, Gene W3ZZ and I had a brief dinner before
KH6IJ had to dash to the airport. I had worked KH6IJ in SS and ARRL
CD Parties for years (as a teenager and in college) before moving to
the Washington DC area. So meeting him was a real treat and
he, like W4KFC, took a kind interest in meeting someone new. At the end of
dinner I drove Nose to Dulles Airport to catch his flight and we just had a
delightful chat on the way. But I was just astonished to receive in the next
week or so a big box from Hawaii in the mail. It contained a "thank you"
note for the lift to the airport and a couple of cans of macadamia nuts
(a new experience for me). It was a gesture from a true gentleman who
lived according to a graceful, well-mannered standard. In the years since,
I have tried to be as appreciative to others as Nose was to me. He remains
an inspiration to do one's best in all parts of life that I won't forget.
Eric Scace, K3NA
--- He was my first station from Hawaii. Those days I worked with him with
100 W and a vertical only. He answered my cq-calls and made a school boy
very happy. Sadly in 92 when I visited Hawaii he was already very ill and
I couldn't thank him in an eye-ball qso. So I will always remember him as
"My First KH6" and a good operator. I express my sympathy with his family.
Joerg Pamp, DF6JC
--- For many of us who cut our teeth on DXing and contesting in the late
1950s, there were two ultimate role models -- W4KFC and KH6IJ. Now they
are both gone, and we are all poorer for it. I don't have my old logs, but
I am almost certain that KH6IJ was my first Oceania contact. Just a year
or two ago, and though he was in bad health, he confirmed KH6 on 80m. for
me. His unique mix of ability, patience and good sportsmanship was just
that ... unique. I didn't know him personally, but I hope someone will
pass on my condolences to his wife, even though it will be just one
more such message out of the thousands they will probably receive. Pete
Smith, N4ZR
--- Back when we could pick our own calls (incentive licensing) I picked
N4IJ because Katashi was someone I really looked up to. He was a great
contester, and contributor to ham radio in general. Although I never met
him in person, I always wanted to. Doug Snowden, N4IJ
--- Mrs. Nose, We as a community share in your sorrow. I had the
opportunity to speak with Kat several times and met you both briefly at
Visalia and during one of my trips to Pearl Harbor. Those times will be
remembered as will the multitude of times he touched the lives of
hams throughout the world. Peace and God Bless. Mark Speck, K0EJ
--- I am deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Nose, the voice of KH6IJ.
He appears in my log books over the past 30 years. I looked up the last
entry: April 4, 1991 on 10 Meters, SSB where he listened for my low power
mobile signal from Seattle, Washington. We corresponded briefly when I was
a younger prof at Olympic College trying to instruct students in an
antenna lab. I responded by letter to his QST article on antenna
polarization for the OSCAR satellite. In his response, he sent more
unpublished future articles trusting me to use them appropriately and
allow them to appear in QST before they were disclosed. Even in academic
circles, this trust seldom presents itself. The information helped
me construct my lab exercises and my students increased their knowledge on
antennas thanks to Nose's advance information. Nose was definitely a "nuts
and bolts" engineer. He will be missed but never forgotten. My deepest
sympathies go to his family and friends. Larry Ryan, W7DGP
--- Gosh--what sad news to hear of the passing of KH6IJ! As other
have said, he set a great example for the ham community in many ways. When
I was first starting out in ham radio at Johns Hopkins Univ. in 1959, my
mentor, Dick, W3WZL (now AI3M) introduced me to KH6IJ's technique as we
tuned the SS and DX tests together as multiop at W3GQF (now WA3EPT). I
would practice sending his call and our exchange off line at 60 wpm, then
when I was ready I would call him! I couldn't copy 60 wpm then, but with
all the practice listening to him, I got the report! I remember Dick
working him in on a very heavy QRN day (probably on 160--Dick's favorite
band), and I was barely copying anything. Dick suddenly laughed and
turned to me: "Katashi says please QRQ hvy QRN" Katashi could copy better
at high speed since the QRN was apparently hitting every letter at lower
speeds, but he could fill in at QRQ rates! Katashi had a classic article on
contesting in QST back in the 60's--I wll have to dig it out. In it he
talked about "baiting the east coast," that is, calling cq several times
without working anyone so that a big pile up of west coast guys would
attract the east oast, then he would work the east coast through the
resulting pile up! The only thing with Katashi's advice, you had to be
pretty remarkably talented to make use of it sometimes! We'll miss you
Katashi. As someone said: Vic W4KFC and Katashi KH6IJ--two truly
remarkable gentlemen! Rol Anders, K3RA
--- My first contact with Nose was just after his picture appeared on
the cover of CQ magazine. I had not been a dx'er for very long and wasn't
into contesting either to know that KH6IJ was a call that was well known.
I said Nose, you are a famous operator....didn't I just see your picture on
the cover of CQ Magazine? He responded, Oh yes, you saw it? I said I am
looking at your picture right now and described some of the things in the
picture to him. I heard him many times after that and always will remember,
this is KH6IJ....off and clear! He will be missed. 73 Nose
John Papay, K8YSE
--- Please include my very fond remembrance of my 1st oceania contact in
1961 and memory of his small green palm tree qsl (long since lost) plus
many contacts over 4 decades including our last in july of 92 on 15 ssb.
My wife, office manager at AMSAT, meet him sometime in the early 70's, at
the AMSAT Office -- he was a very early life member of that organization
and has always remembered him. He was my first real exposure to a serious
contester -- his code speed was so fast that I had to wait for the qsl to
find out my report -- the qsl, of course, came quickly. God only knows how
many of us got our first Oceania qsl from that gentleman - a wonderful
undersized card with a green palm tree... It is the one I'll always
remember from early hamming days. (My call for the 1961 qso was K1QMG and
I was a sophmore in high school in Connecticut at the time... and QRP from
an AT-1 - 25 watts input) John Shew, N4QQ
--- Katashi was already a legend when I got my first ham license in 1965.
Hearing him on the air then and every time since was always a pleasure. He
set a very good example as a fine gentleman. Rich Boyd, KE3Q, ex-WA3DSD
--- I recall working Katashi a few years ago on 15. A real nice guy to
chat with. He'll be sorely missed. Paul Flaherty, N9FZX
--- It would be hard to find a CW operator anywhere in the world who has
been active on the DX bands for long without working KH6IJ. I never met
the gentleman, but those who have tell me he was a very nice guy -- a real
"ham's ham." He will be sorely missed. Al Bloom, N1AL
--- I'd just like to add my farewell to Nose. I met him a couple of times
at Visalia, back when I really felt like an unknown and certainly worked
him countless times. I remember well falling into the "attract the East
Coast" trick from W6UE. At the time I was really scratching my head as to
why he couldn't hear me...I think I was the only one calling! :-) I will
certainly miss that distinctive
KAY H SIX I___ J
David Hodge XE1/AA6RX
>From Lyndon Nerenberg <lyndon@unbc.edu> Wed Apr 20 17:18:20 1994
From: Lyndon Nerenberg <lyndon@unbc.edu> (Lyndon Nerenberg)
Subject: Long message - KH6IJ Reminiscences
Message-ID: <Pine.3.87.9404200920.A27766-0100000@unbc>
> I hope all subscribers to the reflectors who pay by the byte feel
> adequately warned by the title.
It's a little late - by the time they can read the title they've already
paid for the message.
>From Peter G. Smith" <n4zr@netcom.com Wed Apr 20 17:34:14 1994
From: Peter G. Smith" <n4zr@netcom.com (Peter G. Smith)
Subject: Long message - KH6IJ Reminiscences
Message-ID: <Pine.3.85.9404200914.A3328-0100000@netcom6>
Oh, ouch! My sincere apologies. My (former) pay-by-the-byte service
gave you a list of the incoming messages with their titles, but if you
didn't read them you were not billed.
73, Pete
n4zr@netcom.com
NOTE: New Address
On Wed, 20 Apr 1994, Lyndon Nerenberg wrote:
> > I hope all subscribers to the reflectors who pay by the byte feel
> > adequately warned by the title.
>
> It's a little late - by the time they can read the title they've already
> paid for the message.
>
>
>From k2mm@MasPar.COM (John Zapisek) Wed Apr 20 18:00:20 1994
From: k2mm@MasPar.COM (John Zapisek) (John Zapisek)
Subject: ped
Message-ID: <9404201700.AA16812@greylock.local>
> [Bob/WN3K] FTP'd Ped from Osaka, unzipped with latest PKunzip, said file
> was defective... will wait for another copy......
I also got ped411i.zip from /pub/radio/ped on qed.laser.ee.es.osaka-u.ac.jp,
and it unzipped OK. Maybe your problem was that you did your FTP download
in ASCII mode instead of BINARY. ASCII mode is often the default. Try
giving the "binary" command at the "ftp> " prompt before downloading. 73
and good luck. --John/K2MM
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